I know what you’re thinking, “big deal….your in culottes again”. “We’ve all been wearing culottes for over a year now”. Well, you’d be right.

With this post, I’m in culottes but its really about me being back in Manhattan. As some of you might remember, I moved in to a new apartment several months back. I did a post about it, click here to see “New Dwelling” . About a month in, my place was flooded by a pipe on the roof. (Being on the top floor, not all that fabulous in my case). The complex promised to fix my apartment and they most certainly did. In the interim, I moved back home to Long Island. What a nightmare. An hour and ten minute commute, door to door everyday. Yikes!

You can imagine how excited I was to move back to NYC! On the very first weekend back in the city, I booked a shoot.

My complex has wonderful manicured grounds. Tree-lined pathways and a water fountain. They have a tennis court, a basketball court & even a deck hockey court. There’s really no need to go very far to take a picture…… so I didn’t.

So yes, I’m behind in keeping up with today’s trends….. oh nooo. As well, I’m a month or so behind in posting the different shoots I’ve done. Please don’t stone me, or should I say, throw fashion magazines at me.

When it comes to trends, I try my best not to hop on every one that hits the editorial pages, but I finally got on-board with this one.

It’s clear to see, I waited well over a year before I decided to wear the long vest. I wasn’t sure how much use I would get out of it. I was also concerned with the length. Would it be long enough on me? Should I go for the cocoon shape or a more tailored fit? Because I was on the fence, I was in no rush to find one.

I didn’t set out to purchase this vest but when I saw it on the mannequin, I slowed my stride down to get a better look. As quickly as slowed down, I sped back up and on I went in search of a dress. I left the store without purchasing the vest but for the next two days, I found myself mentally flashing back to it. That meant one thing and one thing only, go back and purchase it…. so I did. Fortunate for me, within those few days it had gone on sale.